Podstrana

Podstrana

coat of arms

Coordinates: 43 ° 28 ′ 48 ″ N , 16 ° 34 ′ 48 ″ E

Basic data

State :

Croatia

County :

Split-Dalmatia

Height :

0 m. i. J.

Area :

11.52 km²

Residents :

9,129 (2011)

Population density :

792 inhabitants per km²

Telephone code :

(+385) 021

Postal code :

21 312

License plate :

ST

Structure and administration
(status: 2013, cf. )

Community type :

local community

Mayor :

Mladen Bartulović ( HDZ )

Website :

www.podstrana.hr

Others

Patron saint :

Saint Anthony of Padua

City Festival :

June 13th.

Podstrana is an association municipality in Dalmatia with 9,129 inhabitants (2011). It is located on the Croatian coast, about 8 km south of the city of Split .

Local parishes

Gornja Podstrana
Mutogras
Sv. Martin
Grljevac
Strožanac

history

The area of today's Podstrana was already inhabited during the Stone Age, but evidence of the existence of stone-built houses is not only provided by archaeological finds but also by a tradition from the Roman scribe Pliny the Elder . He tells of a fort that was built here by Illyrian settlers and shortly afterwards was taken by the Roman invaders. Slavic tribes made their home in Podstrana at the beginning of the 7th century.

Podstrana was subordinated to the Doges of Venice in 1444 and later, between 1514 and 1686, to the Turks . From 1686 to 1806 Podstrana was part of the former Poljica Republic . In 1806 Napoleon I conquered the area, a little later the French were expelled by the Austrians.

economy

Most of the inhabitants live from agriculture and tourism.

Town twinning

The twin town of Podstrana is Vukovar in Croatia and Murska Sobota in Slovenia .

Personalities

Ante Kaštelančić (1911–1989), painter, graphic artist and art teacher

Web links

Official website of Podstrana